Those who know say. . .

“Kay Money is the rarest of tour leaders. She devotes an apparently unlimited store of energy to ensuring the highest quality experience for her people. In 23 years of guiding (the last ten including Kay’s groups), I have never known a leader to work so hard on an itinerary, making sure to “get it right,” so that once we are on site we have the time to bring the Biblical events to life. But I should not give an impression of long-faced seriousness. Kay also creates time and occasion for plenty of fun.

I have never known a leader to prepare groups so well with pre-tour classes. These bind them even before departure. The intense preparation is responsible, no doubt, for the fact that Kay succeeded in bringing groups even in the troubled years of the Intifada, when hardly anyone else was coming. The experience she helps make possible is so rich – beyond absorbing in a single visit – that many of her members return time and time again: it is a rate of recurrence such as I have never seen elsewhere. I recommend Kay Money’s leadership wholeheartedly to anyone who wants a visit that does the land justice.”

~ Stephen Langfur, Ph.D. (DTBL! Guide in Israel)

**Note: Dr. Stephen Langfur is a highly respected scholar and sole contributor of the geographical and historical scholarship on the NET website - your comprehensive resource in these areas of study.

“… I recommend Kay Money’s tours highly. They are the most meticulously planned and professionally organized tours I have experienced in my 49 years of residing in Israel. Yes, I am also very familiar with the “Discover The Bible Lands!” website.”

~ Bible Scholar living in Israel… in response to an inquiry about DTBL! (Anonymous)

“…There is no question that this tour is one of the most educational, insightful and spiritually enriching tours to the Holy Land available. Kay’s caring guidance, ...knowledge...scholarship and familiarity with The Land make a powerful leadership combination.”

Why Classes?“Kay, your DTBL! Pre-Tour Classes are essential. The following is what I experienced on my first tour to Israel–without the benefit of proper preparation:

Although I felt I was fairly well versed in the Bible, I was not prepared for all of the additional information I received – on geography and non-biblical history, relating to the time of the Bible. I was overwhelmed within several days and stopped comprehending what was being said soon after that! I was like a sponge that was full, and all of the information I tried to absorb just leaked out!!

You have something unique and valuable to share. We MUST find a way to let more people know about it!”

After the online “introduction” we begin with PRE-TOUR Classes online. We prepare for our life-changing adventure in the Land using our 5 senses + Scriptures & Culture.

We learn the Scriptural framework of the Land & Biblical Culture. Then, when we arrive in THE LAND… abstract becomes “real life.”

Discover The Bible Lands! mission is to provide biblical tours to the Holy Land / Bible Lands. We prepare with spiritual and educational excellence. We accomplish that goal via in-depthpre-tour classes and the highest quality scholar / master guides living in the Land!

We are dedicated to scholarship, thus promoting:
1) Biblical understanding
2) Life applicationswithin the frameworkin which the Scriptures were written.

Kay Ritzman Money:

Founder, Director, Teacher, Tour Host

Developer: DTBL! Studies (ACSI credits) & Tour Development

Author: Discover The Bible Lands! Study Manual

Christian School Teachers + receive: 21 ACSI credits

HOW IT ALL BEGAN…My first visits to Israel, in the 1970s, changed my life forever! Having read the Bible many times through, I found a whole new frame-of-reference. But because those early tours were the typical “touristy” tours, many questions remained.

In 1992, I co-hosted a short scholar-guided tour. This tour specialized in strong scholarship focused on the GEOGRAPHY / TOPOGRAPHY of the Land – along with a clear picture of the Land’s influence on CULTURE & HISTORY. Many of my long standing questions were finally answered!

The incredible scholarship further confirmed my direction and long-held conclusion: WORD STUDIES, EXEGESIS and INDUCTIVE STUDY, are all excellent and absolutely necessary study tools – but those tools often lacked 3 foundational basics necessary for PROPER BIBLICAL INTERPRETATIONS with LIFE APPLICATIONS!

It simply makes sense! The writers of the Scriptures made a logical assumption that the readers of that time –who lived in the Land within that environment and culture– would have known these visually illustrated keys as “common knowledge.”

These THREE KEYS are absolutely FOUNDATIONAL for clear
interpretation and comprehensive understanding of the
Scripture within the framework in which it was written.

THE LAND IS GOD’S VISUAL & LASTING TOOLto understanding Scripture – and the
HEBRAIC / BIBLICAL heritage can
NEVER be separated from the LAND itself!

For the last 50 years, I have dedicated myself to studying the Scriptures and pursuing answers to my constant “why” questions. With that pursuit, Dr. Russel Jones (my mentor who insisted “you MUST”) and the “Lord’s calling” in 1972, I knew that HE was directing me to take people to the Land – “the pupil of God’s eye” (and other Bible Lands). As I began teaching classes, it was obvious there was a need for Building Blocks (5 scenes)to be illustrated and written. The WORD and the LAND… are tangible! Those taking the DTBL! Studies and DTBL! Tours are prepared!!

From a 3-ring notebook theDiscover The Bible Lands! Study Manualwas born.For more than 40 years DTBL! has developed apre-tour & touring system like no other in the industry!

The DTBL! traveler is prepared for a lifetime experience.
Step-by-step we visually absorb much throughDTBL! Presentations & Pre-Tour Classesusing the DTBL! Study Manual.

The final chapter – A GRAND ONE INDEED…isstepping into the Land for on-site discovery…
knowing the essential3 FOUNDATIONAL KEYS.

There is a real sense of ahhhh… and awe when those keys unlock large passages of Scripture.
Suddenly, things fit together and makes sense!
The practical, everyday applications, sweep over one’s inner being – faces light up with joy!

God gave TRUTH – and often illustrated it with simple visuals
in terms that were “common knowledge” at the time.
He wanted everyone to know what He was saying…
and for all to intimately KNOW HIM!